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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 04:45 AM
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You can buy these speakers now that have bi-amp ability, how exactly do you bi-amp speakers from a home audio receiver that only has 2 channels for the front left/right?
Old Dec 15, 2004 | 09:26 AM
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You can't.(And these speakers have been around for many years.)
You need a seperate amplifier for each set of binding posts. One amp feeds the mid/tweet and the other feeds the woofer (if that is how they are wired).
Or you can biwire the speakers (two sets of wires connected to the same amplifier output)- which is just a waste of time money and wire. But don't say that to some 'audiophiles' or they will spout more wire voodoo nonsence to back up their beliefs.
Old Dec 15, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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I don't know how many companies have this, but for my NAD integrated amplifier I can buy a second amplifier that is matched to the integrated in order to bi-amp my speakers.
Old Dec 15, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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with only 2 channels on the amp you can only biwire them. i've owned 7 pairs of speakers in the past year and all of them have that option. i'm currently bi-amping my martin logans.
Old Dec 15, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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Originally posted by Fraise:
i'm currently bi-amping my martin logans.
Oooooooo...Logans. Very nice. May I ask what you're driving them with?
Old Dec 15, 2004 | 09:23 PM
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I know they have been around for years, I've known people who have had them for quite sometime but no one Bi-Amps them. So how with 2 receivers would you run bi-amp and insure there getting the same sound level to the tweeter and mid?
Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:53 AM
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Run receiver #1's speaker outputs to the tweets. Run receiver #1's pre-outs into receiver #2's input.

Then everytime you adjust the volume on receiver #1 you must also adjustthe volume on receiver #2.

Alternativley you use one receiver (with pre-outs) and one amplifier.
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